Catering process and assembly subject washed dishes to ultra-violet radiation

摘要

Used kitchen utensils, dishes and other tableware are subsequently washed before re-use, either manually or in a washing up machine. Washing with surfactant-based cleaning agents takes place and the utensils are subsequently dried, at temperatures up to 80 deg C. The novelty is that the utensils and dishes are then subjected to non-chemical disinfecting esp. exposure to ultra-violet radiation. Further claimed is a commensurate UV-disinfecting assembly held within a housing (1) with UV-emitter sources (16). Utensils such as plates (18), glasses ( 19) and pots (20) are received on an endless conveyor (17, 23) and are transported from the inlet (6) to the outlet (7).